Project Results Show Improved Senior Medication Adherence with Cell Phone Text Reminders

AgeTech West reports that the Front Porch Center for Technology Innovation and Wellbeing recently announced successful results from its "Minding Our Meds" pilot project.  The project demonstrated senior medication adherence with cell phone texting reminders.  Through a mobile health (mHealth) grant from the Center for Technology and Aging (CTA), the Front Porch Center teamed with CareSpeak Communications to pilot the CareSpeak mobile Health manager technology.  Sprint Nextel provided free phones and discount voice and texting services for the pilot.

The project featured customized texting services for medication alerts, diabetes and other chronic diseases medication reminders, as well as medication tracking programs for seniors at Front Porch communities and neighboring senior centers.  The published pilot results show improved medication adherence among active, independent older adults with access to a cell phone texting service.  The project's success offers a replicable and sustainable model for using mHealth technology solutions for medication adherence at Front Porch moving forward. 

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